July 26, 2010

National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) originally founded in 1968 under the auspices of the National Conference of [ Roman ] Catholic Bishops (NCCB)


K.M. Cassidy. "Right to Life." In Dictionary of Christianity in America, Coordinating Editor, Daniel G. Reid.
Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVaristy Press, 1990. pp. 1017,1018.

"The Supreme Court decision of January 22, 1973, overthrowing all existing abortion laws, led to an enormous  growth in the movement. The National Right to Life Committee which had been founded in 1968 under the auspices of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, in 1973 became autonomous and non-sectarian.  It is the largest and most influential national organization, with well over two thousand local affiliates by the 1980s."

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Right to Life. A movement opposed to the taking of innocent human life at any time from conception to natural death. The term pro-life is often used as well. Arising as a reaction to the movement for liberalized abortion, the first permanent group was founded in New York in 1966. From early on, however, Right to Life groups were concerned with the question of euthanasia as well and came to devote more of their energies to this subject during the 1980s.

The Supreme Court decision of January 22, 1973, overthrowing all existing abortion laws, led to an enormous growth in the movement. The National Right to Life Committee which had been founded in 1968 under the auspices of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, in 1973 became autonomous and non-sectarian.  It is the largest and most influential national organization, with well over two thousand local affiliates by the 1980s. A large number of other groups appeared as well, many the product of splits within the movement over strategy and tactics ( e.g., American Life Lobby, Pro-Life Action League ) and others appealing to specific constituencies ( e.g., National Youth ProLife Coalition, Feminists for Life, Lutherans for Life ). The movement is diverse, its members representing a wide range of religious and political viewpoints, and is monolithic only in its rejection of killing the innocent.

While the Right to Life movement from its beginning has had members of a variety of religions, it was initially heavily Roman Catholic in composition. The later 1970s saw a huge influx of evangelical Protestants and this helped propel it to new prominence and political impact. The movement developed in Canada as well. The Alliance for Life was founded in 1968 and by the 1980s represented over two hundred local affiliates.

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Georgia voters in 46 Counties say "Yes" to State Constitution Personhood Amendment

- Non-binding "party" question on 46 counties' local party ballots



"Select metro counties throughout Georgia placed the following question on their respective ballots:


“Do you support an amendment to the Georgia State Constitution so as to provide that the paramount right to life is vested in each human being from their earliest biological beginning until natural death?” "
www.personhoodusa.com/press-release/georgia-voters-say-yes-personhood-amendment


"In all 46 counties where the amendment was presented, it passed overwhelmingly by an amazing 75 % !"
www.christiannewswire.com/news/391914486.html


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July 25, 2010

Montana Personhood Amendment initiative collected insufficient petition signatures for Nov. 2010 ballot

- plans to try again for Nov. 2012


Montana Constitutional Initiative No. 102 (CI-102)

http://sos.mt.gov/elections/archives/2010s/2010/initiatives/CI-102.asp


Insufficient Signatures as of Final July 16 Deadline
The deadline for final submission by the counties of verified petition signatures was July 16, 2010.

Ballot Issue #4 CI-102 (Status current as of 7/25/2010)
Subject: Right to Life - Constitutionally define a "person" – Proposal #2
Sponsor: Dr. Annie Bukacek, Montana ProLife Coalition
Type: Constitutional amendment by initiative
Status: Insufficient signatures; 32,398 signatures, 17 of 40 qualified house districts.

http://sos.mt.gov/elections/archives/2010s/2010/Proposed_Ballot_Issues.asp

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